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Tragedy Mirrored In Official's Face
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PublisherTopeka Daily CapitalSubjectTopeka (Kan.)Wright, Charles, Jr.city government Topeka mayorCox, AbramNewspaper clippingsBridgesDescriptionPhotocopied newspaper clipping from the Topeka Daily Capital, July 3, 1965; the article deals with the Melan Bridge collapse on July 2, 1965; details the reactions of Street Commissioner Abram Cox and Topeka Mayor Charles Wright Jr.; also mentions the recovery of the body of Kenneth AllenIssue Date1965-07-03Date range1960sOriginal FormatNewspaper clippingDigital FormatjpgLanguageEnglishContributing InstitutionTopeka & Shawnee County Public LibraryRights StatementCopyright Topeka Daily Capital (please contact Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections for use).
PublisherTopeka Daily CapitalSubjectTopeka (Kan.)Wright, Charles, Jr.city government Topeka mayorCox, AbramNewspaper clippingsBridgesDescriptionPhotocopied newspaper clipping from the Topeka Daily Capital, July 3, 1965; the article deals with the Melan Bridge collapse on July 2, 1965; details the reactions of Street Commissioner Abram Cox and Topeka Mayor Charles Wright Jr.; also mentions the recovery of the body of Kenneth AllenIssue Date1965-07-03Date range1960sOriginal FormatNewspaper clippingDigital FormatjpgLanguageEnglishContributing InstitutionTopeka & Shawnee County Public LibraryRights StatementCopyright Topeka Daily Capital (please contact Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections for use).Geographic Location
City, StateTopeka, KansasCountyShawnee County
CountyShawnee CountyRelated
PlaceTopeka, KSVertical FileBRIDGES-Melan Bridge
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Unknown, Tragedy Mirrored In Official's Face. Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections, accessed 10/10/2026, https://localhistory.tscpl.org/nodes/view/5909